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[Remote] Senior Backend Engineer (Data)

Work from home Full-time role Hiring

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Unit21 is dedicated to fighting financial crime by building AI tooling for fraud and anti-money laundering teams. The Senior Backend Engineer (Data) will build reliable, performant data infrastructure involving distributed systems, large-scale data processing, and platform scalability while leading projects from design through production.

Responsibilities

  • Developing and deploying scalable and elegant code
  • Work with distributed systems and data pipelines
  • Lead and drive projects to completion
  • Innovating on creative solutions to difficult problems
  • Work with related data infrastructure technologies

Skills

  • ● 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Software Engineering or a related field
  • ● Strong programming skills in Python or any other OOP languages
  • ● Advanced SQL skills and experience designing efficient data models
  • ● Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud
  • ● Experience managing infrastructure using code such as Terraform (IAAS)
  • ● Remote - US - Remote work is limited to the following U.S. states:
  • CA, CO, GA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TX, WA
  • ● Hands on experience working with Apache Spark, Databricks, Flink, Beam, or similar large-scale data processing frameworks
  • ● Experience managing large-scale critical production systems with minimum SLAs of 4 9's

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and pre-IPO equity
  • 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (employee)
  • Unlimited PTO and generous leave programs
  • 401(k), learning & development stipend, and home office setup support
  • Inclusive, high-ownership culture focused on impact, innovation, and growth
  • Remote work is limited to the following U.S. states: CA, CO, GA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TX, WA

Company Overview

  • The leader in AI Risk Infrastructure for fraud & AML. Detection, investigation, & decisioning in one intelligent solution. It was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://unit21.ai.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Unit21 has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2025, 9 in 2024, 2 in 2023, 2 in 2022, 4 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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